A member of the National Patrons of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Theophilus Konadu (TK) Taylor, has observed that the party has reached a crossroad where absolute tolerance and forgiveness have become imperative.
According to MrTheophilus Taylor, the party has now become more susceptible to divisions and factionalism, to the extent that any form of divergent view is treated with contempt.
He has, therefore, called for absolute peace and unity within the party, as part of efforts to re-organise the party and make it more attractive to the electorate in the next general elections in 2028.
Mr T.K. Taylor made the call in an interview with the media on Saturday, at the University of Cape Coast, where he attended Mr TESCON UCC programme dubbed:“Navigating the Entrepreneurial Journey and Social Networking”,as a guest speaker.
Mr Taylor, who once served as the Assin South Constituency chairman ofthe party reiterated that the party did not anticipate that the NDC stood any chance at all to win the 2024 general elections, because they had done a lot and deserved a continuation.
“But we unfortunately lost and this has created uneasiness among the rank and file of the party, and when this happens, it is expected that members of the party will express their frustrations and vent their spleen as well.
“I am, therefore, not surprised about some of the reactions we are currently getting from some members of the party. Their frustrations and anger represent the kind of disappointments they are nursing following our defeat,” he said.
He called on all members to eschew appointing accusing fingers at one another, but accept the defeat and go ahead to mend their cracks by forgiving one another and forge ahead in unity to make the party even stronger.
“Though it is painful, we must understand that this is not the first time a party in government has lost power. In fact, it happened to the NDC not quite long ago, but they put it behind and came out stronger to win and this is not beyond us.
“I am humbly appealing that we should put our defeat behind us and rebrand ourselves as a credible party with best policies that have always improved the living standards of the Ghanaian people,” he added.
Nonetheless, MrTheophilus Konadu Taylor emphasised that the party’s quest to reclaim power from the NDC as early as the next elections cannot be realised if members of the party continue to harbour ill feelings and hatred against one another.
He, therefore, called for a long-lasting truce among the rank and file of the party to build a more united party.
“We cannot keep washing our dirty linen in public and still believe that the electorate will see us as the best or credible alternative to the NDC and queue to vote for us. It is important for us to understand this basic principle”.
Following the NPP’s devastating defeat at the polls in December last year, the party currently seems to have been sharply divided along factional lines, showing deep seated differences and lack of unity.
